o A GOAN KONKANI film, Mogachi Zor (Fountain of Love) is to be shot in the US and distributed the world over. It will be marketed by James Rebello, and its inaugural clap was sounded recently at the parish centre of Navelim. Interestingly, 60% of the film will be done at the Niagra Falls, USA and the remaining 40 per cent in Goa.

o Portuguese Governor Vassalo Silva's Cadillac and Merc are rotting in the Fire Services garage. These cars were imported by Silva in 1959 and were in use till the time of the liberation of Goa. The sight of these cars fascinated people then. The vehicles were being looked after by the Raj Bhavan staff till a couple of years ago, when the then Governor decided that both the vehicles be shifted to the Goa state museum situated at Patto, Panjim. But instead, they have been kept at Sant Inez, due to a delay in building a shed adjacent to the museum. (Vithaldas Hegde in GT)

o Kala Academy annex to have film studio with editing facility. (NT)

o Goa exempts four offices from definition of 'office of profit' (NT)

o Congress wants MGP, NCP partners to "mend their ways". (NT)

o Congress decides to go it alone in next polls. CLP to decide on Willy, Dhavlikar. Babush confident of 30 seats. (H)

o Former Rivona MLA Dilkush Desai on hunger strike for compensation. He was shot-at in 1984, underwent several operations, and is seeking compensation. (GT)

o Flat of Ms Sanjana Raj burgled at Caranzalem, Martins Enclave. She
forgot to lock the door of the flat while going to the temple. (NT)

o Half-page of the pro-BJP Goa Doot gets devoted to Congress politics, infighting, the Ravi-Babush alliance, and the fact that the Congress is upset with the behaviour of its NCP-MGP allies.

o Gomantak reports on the 'purument', the pre-monsoon fair in Panjim which was in earlier times very important to stock up for the rainy season. Gomantak also has a feature on the direction tourism in Goa is taking. It cites Club Cubana's adverts, "Wednesday Ladies' Nite, Friday Bikini Party'.

o Sunaparant frontpages a report about worms being found in milk supplied by the Goa Dairy. It also highlights the government promise of having an "animation park" soon in Goa. The editorial focuses on Nepal's new 'secular' status.

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